At the end of summer in Syracuse, the light breeze, laden with the scents of flowering gardens, seems to gently fall asleep, just like vacation memories.
The waves of the Ionian Sea whisper the secrets of the beautiful season which is ending.
Late summer in Syracuse is like a glass of Sicilian wine, sweet and rich, revealing its deepest and most subtle flavors.
It is this happy melancholy that Piccinelli evokes with this painting. This work is also a tribute to Federico Fellini and particularly to his film Amarcord. The title of the film is a univerbation (words combined to form a single word) of the Romagna phrase a m'arcôrd ("I remember").
Nostalgia and childhood memories of the Italian director produced a cinematic masterpiece.
The colors also evoke the last sunsets of summer in Syracuse, this simple beauty reminds us of the need to savor every moment of everyday life.